CN109642345A - The fabric articles in the region with different characteristics - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a kind of article based on fabric, and being somebody's turn to do the article based on fabric may include the fabric formed by the material strand line to interweave.Material strand may include the strand squeezed out.Strand extrusion equipment can have can the source that adjusts of electricity, one or more sources of such as different polymer, dyestuff, particle, wire rod, and the other elements that be integrated in the strand of extrusion.The characteristic of strand such as strand rigidity, strand diameter, conductivity, magnetic conductivity, opacity, color, thermal conductivity, Sha Li can change along their length.It may include the different zones with different characteristics by the fabric that strand is formed.Marker can be formed by the particle of the specific location along strand length, can for by the peripheral annular of ink or other visible materials on strand at optical markings object structure, or can to can be used electrical sensing, magnetic strength to survey when forming fabric by strand, optical sensing or other kinds of sense other markers for sensing.

Description

The fabric articles in the region with different characteristics

U.S. Patent application 15/941,325 that patent application claims were submitted on March 30th, 2018 and in 2017 The priority for the U.S. Provisional Patent Application 62/519,398 submitted June 14, these patent applications are accordingly in full with the side of reference Formula is incorporated herein.

Technical field

Present patent application relates generally to the article based on fabric, and relate more specifically to such as to be squeezed out by material strand The article based on fabric that strand is formed.

Background technique

It may be desirable to forming packet, furniture, clothes, wearable electronic and other articles by material such as fabric.So And if paid no heed to, the article based on fabric may not be able to provide required feature.For example, the article based on fabric It may include the fabric of substantially uniformity.Use uniform fabric that can be difficult to meet design mesh when forming the article based on fabric Mark.

Summary of the invention

The present invention discloses a kind of article based on fabric, and it may include linear by the material strand to interweave for being somebody's turn to do the article based on fabric At fabric.Material strand may include the strand squeezed out, the polymer strand such as squeezed out.Strand extrusion equipment can have can electricity The source of adjusting, one or more sources of such as different polymer, dyestuff, particle, wire rod, and to be integrated in the strand of extrusion Other elements.Can in extrusion equipment (such as, heater, magnet, coating apparatus and other component) source and adjustable section Part is adjusted, to change the characteristic of the strand squeezed out along their length.For example, the characteristic of strand such as strand rigidity, Strand diameter, electric conductivity, magnetic conductivity, opacity, color can change along their length.

It may include the different zones with different characteristics by the fabric that strand is formed.Marker can be by the spy along strand length The particle at the positioning place of setting is formed.The marker may be used to form the equipment of fabric and use the different portions to help to identify strand The position divided, so that it is guaranteed that the desired region in fabric has desired characteristic.Marker can be by optical markings object structure, such as In the circumferential ring of ink or other materials on strand or when forming fabric by strand, electrical sensing, magnetic strength can be used to survey, optics Sensing or other kinds of other tag structures for sensing to sense.

The region of the article based on fabric with different characteristics can with the radio parts in article, optical component or other Component overlapping.Electronic equipment casing or the other structures Chong Die with component can be formed according to the fabric in such arrangement.

Detailed description of the invention

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to the illustrative article based on fabric of embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the side view according to the exemplary Woven fabric of embodiment.

Fig. 3 is the top view according to the exemplary knitted fabric of embodiment.

Fig. 4 is the view according to the example devices for being used to form the article based on fabric of embodiment.

Fig. 5 is the view according to the exemplary strand extrusion equipment of embodiment.

Fig. 6 is the view according to the example fabric in the region with different characteristics of embodiment.

Fig. 7 is the view according to the exemplary strand with the characteristic varied along its length of embodiment.

Fig. 8 is the view according to the exemplary strand with the diameter varied along its length of embodiment.

Fig. 9 is the exemplary strand according to the core that there is position along its length optionally to change of embodiment View.

Figure 10 is the side view according to the exemplary items with the outer fabric shell with window of embodiment.

Figure 11 is the view according to the example fabric of the part with reduced melting temperature of embodiment.

Figure 12 is the side view according to the exemplary tubing strand for being configured to form sensor of embodiment.

Specific embodiment

The article 10 of article such as Fig. 1 can be based on fabric.Article 10 can be the attachment of electronic equipment or electronic equipment, all Such as laptop computer；Computer monitor comprising embedded computer；Tablet computer；Cellular phone；Media player；Or Other hand-helds or portable electronic device；Lesser equipment, such as watch equipment, hanging equipment, earphone or receiver device, quilt The equipment being embedded in glasses or the other equipment being worn on the head of user；Or other wearable or micromodule equipments； Television set；Computer display not comprising embedded computer；Game station；Remote controler；Navigation equipment；Embedded system, Such as wherein the article 10 based on fabric is installed in the system in information kiosk, automobile, aircraft or other vehicles；Other electricity Sub- equipment can be the equipment of function two or more in these equipment of realization.If desired, article 10 can set for electronics Standby removable shell can be band, can be wrist strap or headband, can be the removable covering of equipment, can for band or Shell or bag with the other structures for receiving and carrying electronic equipment and other articles can be necklace or armband, can be Wallet, oversleeve, pocket or electronic equipment or other articles can be inserted into other structures therein, can for chair, sofa or other A part (for example, cushion or other armchair structures) of seat can be clothing or other wearable items (for example, cap, waist Band, wrist strap, headband, socks, gloves, shirt, trousers etc.) a part, or can for any other suitably based on fabric Article.

Article 10 may include the material strand for the intertexture to form fabric 12.Fabric 12 can form the shell wall in electronic equipment Or other layers all or part of, the internal structure in electronic equipment can be formed, or other knots based on fabric can be formed Structure.Article 10 can be soft (for example, article 10 can have the fabric surface for generating slight touch), can have firm sense (for example, the surface of article 10 can be formed by rigid fabric), can be coarse, can be it is smooth, can have rib or other Texture is patterned, and/or can be formed with and be knitted by the non-of plastics, metal, glass, crystalline material, ceramics or other materials A part of the equipment for the part that object structure is formed.

Material strand in fabric 12 can be monofilament strand (sometimes referred to as fiber or monofilament), can for yarn or pass through by More root timber material long filament (multifilament) weave ins and other strands formed, or can for other kinds of strand (for example, Carry the pipeline of fluid such as gas or liquid).Strand may include the monofilament and the list by squeezing out that the strand squeezed out such as squeezes out The yarn that silk is formed.The monofilament of fabric 12 may include polymer filament and/or other insulation monofilament and/or may include bare wire And/or insulated wire.Also can be used the monofilament formed by the polymer core with metal coating and by three layers or more (core, Middle layer and one or more outer layers, each can be insulation and/or conductive) monofilament of formation.

Yarn in fabric 12 can by polymer, metal, glass, graphite, ceramics, natural material (such as cotton or bamboo) or The combination of other organic and/or inorganic material and these materials and formed.Conductive coating such as metal coating can be formed on On non-conducting material.For example, the thermoplastic yarn and monofilament in fabric 12 can be coated with metal, to make it have conductibility.Reflection Coating such as metal coating can be coated, so that yarn and monofilament have reflectivity.Yarn can by a branch of bare metal line or with The metal wire that monofilament tangles that insulate forms (as example).

Can using entangling apparatus such as fabric manufacture equipment, knitting equipment or braiding apparatus come entangled materials strand to form fabric 12.Intertexture strand can be such as forming Woven fabric, braided fabric, pigtailing fabric.Conductive strands and insulation strand can be knitted It makes, weave, pigtailing or tangling form the conductive structure such as electronic component that can be electrically coupled in article 10 by other means Engagement pad.The contact element of electronic component can also be directly coupled to exposed metal segments along the length of conductive yarn or monofilament.

Conductive strands and insulation strand can also be woven, weave or otherwise tangle to form conductive path.This is led Power path can be used to form signal path (for example, signal bus, power line etc.), can be used to form capacitive touch sensor electricity Pole, resistive touch sensor electrode or other input/output units a part, or can be used to form other patternings and lead Electric structure.Conductive structure in fabric 12 can be used for load power signal, digital signal, analog signal, sensor signal, control Signal, data, input signal, output signal or other suitable electric signals.

Article 10 may include additional mechanical structure 14, such as the polymer for the strand in fabric 12 to keep together Binder, support construction (such as framing component), shell mechanism (for example, electronic equipment casing) and other mechanical structures.

Circuit 16 can be included in article 10.Circuit 16 may include the electronic component for being couple to fabric 12, be accommodated in The intracorporal electronic component of the shell formed from fabric 12, using welding, solder joint, bonding (for example, electroconductive binder bonding such as respectively to Anisotropic conductive adhesive bonding or other electroconductive binders bonding), crimping connection or other electronics bonding and/or mechanical adhesion And it is attached to the electronic component of fabric 12.Circuit 16 may include for holding current-carrying metal structure, and electronic component such as collects At circuit, light emitting diode, sensor is used for illuminating tubing for applying the controller circuitry in electric current and/or magnetic field to material And/or apply control signals to the electrical control equipment and other electrical equipments of tubing or other strands.Control in circuit 16 Circuit processed can be used to electrically controllable (electricity the is adjustable) component in control circuit 16 to control the operation of article 10, and can be used for Support the communication with article 18 and/or other equipment.

Article 10 can be interacted with electronic equipment or other overages 18.Article 18 could attach to article 10, or Article 10 and article 18 can be the stand-alone item that is configured as operating each other (for example, when article is shell and another object Product are when being placed in the intracorporal equipment of the shell etc.).Circuit 16 may include antenna and for support with the wireless communication of article 18 Other structures.Article 18 can also be used wired communications links or allow other connections for exchanging information to be handed over article 10 Mutually.

In some cases, article 18 can be electronic equipment, such as cellular phone, computer or other portable electronics Equipment, and article 10 can be formed covering, shell, packet or by electronic equipment receive pocket, inner chamber or article 10 its Other structures in his part.In other cases, article 18 can be watch equipment or other electronic equipments, and article 10 can It (is based on knitting for example, article 10 and article 18 can be formed together for band or other articles based on fabric for being attached to article 18 The article of object, such as with the watch of watchband).In other situations, article 10 can be electronic equipment (for example, wearable set It is standby, such as wrist equipment, dress ornament etc.), fabric 12 can be used to form electronic equipment, and overage 18 may include and article 10 The attachment or other equipment interacted.It can by the signal path that conductive yarn and monofilament (for example, insulated wire and bare wire) are formed For the route signal in article 10 and/or article 18.

The fabric for constituting article 10 can be formed by the strand for using any suitable entangling apparatus to tangle.Using sometimes can be Herein as the suitable arrangement of one kind that example is described, fabric 12 can be the Woven fabric formed using loom.At this In the illustrative configuration of seed type, fabric can have that plain weave, basket weave, satin are knitted, strand is knitted or the variations of these weaves, It can be three-dimensional woven object, or can be other suitable fabrics.By other suitable arrangements, fabric 12 be knitting or Braiding.

The cross-sectional side view of exemplary weaven goods 12 is shown in Fig. 2.As shown in Fig. 2, fabric 12 may include strand 20, Such as through to strand 20A and broadwise strand 20B.In the exemplary configuration of Fig. 2, fabric 12 has single layer of woven strand 20.Such as Fruit needs, and can be constructed for fabric 12 using multilayer fabric.

As shown in figure 3, fabric 12 can be knitted fabric.In the exemplary configuration of Fig. 3, there is fabric 12 single layer to be knitted stock Line 20, the coil 24 for forming horizontal-extending plurality of rows of interlock circuit (track 22) and extending vertically.If desired, can be in object Other kinds of knitted fabric is used in product 10.

Article 10 based on fabric may include non-woven material (for example, structure such as by plastics, metal, glass, ceramics, The structure 14 of the formation such as crystalline material sapphire).Moulding process, extrusion, machining, laser treatment can be used in these materials It is formed with other manufacturing technologies.In some configurations, part or all of the article 10 based on fabric may include one or more A material layer.Layer in article 10 may include the layer of polymer, metal, glass, fabric, binder, crystalline material, ceramics；On Face has been equipped with the substrate of component；Patterned material layer；Include patterned metallization traces, membrane equipment (such as transistor) Material layer；And/or other layers.

Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram that can be used to form the example devices of the article 10 based on fabric.Wiring apparatus such as tool 30 may include such as braiding apparatus, the equipment of knitting equipment and fabric manufacture equipment.Tool 30 can be used to form fabric 12, in fabric 12 Strand or other suitable winding strands.It may include with the characteristic of variation along its length by the strand that tool 30 is formed Strand.It for example, strand 20 may include the strand with the diameter changed along strand length, or may include with long along strand The material composition of degree variation or the strand of other characteristics.If desired, tool 30 may include sensor, such as sensor 40.It passes Sensor 40 can monitor strand 20 during entanglement and (for example, being assigned in braider by strand 20, machine, compile into knitting Whens loom etc.).For example, sensor 40 can monitor the optical characteristics of strand 20, the diameter of strand 20 can be monitored, strand 20 can be monitored In magnetism or conductive particle presence, and/or can in another manner when strand 20 is incorporated into fabric 12 along they Length monitors strand 20.If desired, strand can be added to marker during strand is formed, knitted with aiding sensors 40 Object monitors strand 20 during being formed.It is combined in this way, feedback regulation can be carried out to tool 30 with the required part for ensuring strand 20 Into the desired locations in fabric 12.

Cutting equipment such as pruning tool 34 (for example, mechanical cutting tool, laser cutting tool or for chopped strands Other equipment) it can be used for cutting fabric 12.For example, tool 34 can be used for cutting off unexpected part and/or the fabric 12 of fabric 12 In strand part.

The tubing and other materials strand that heating tool 32 can be used for into fabric 12 apply heat.Heating tool 32 can wrap Include the laser for supplying heat, reflow oven, for heating the induction heating tool, hot rifle, lamp, hot rod equipment, soldering iron of solder Tip, the equipment for forming heat by applying electric current (Ohmic heating electric current) to conductive strands, or may include that other heating are set It is standby.

Optional equipment such as equipment 36 can be used for helping to form fabric 12, for the strand of fabric 12, be couple to fabric 12 In conductive structure circuit, electric component, shell mechanism, and be used to form the other structures of article 10.Equipment 36 can example It such as include the equipment for cutting fabric, for by fabric laminated to plastics, the equipment of metal and/or other materials layer to be used for By integrated circuit, light emitting diode, sensor, button and other electric circuits are installed to other of fabric 12 and/or article 10 Partial equipment is machined the machining equipment of the part of article 10, mechanical package equipment and/or is used to form article 10 Other equipment.The equipment of Fig. 4 can be used to form fabric 12, handle fabric 12, by circuit 16, fabric 12 and/or additional structure 14 are integrated into article 10, and/or execute other manufactures and process operation to article 10.

Strand 20 may include material strand uniform along its length, and may include along its length for non-uniform material strand Line.The strand that can be varied along its length can be used to form fabric in the different areas with different characteristics.For example, optical characteristics Such as optical clarity (opacity), reflectivity and color can change along the length of a group braided wire, and work as these strands simultaneously When entering into fabric 12, fabric 12 can express and provide different transparence values, pair of different reflectivity value and/or different colours Answer region.Mechanical property can also change in strand 20 along their length.For another example, tensile strength, flexibility, rough surface Degree, porosity, hydrophobicity, strand diameter, rigidity, thermal conductivity and/or other characteristics can in the different piece along strand length and It is different.Magnetic properties (for example, the magnetic conductivity of strand 20 and/or magnetization), electrical characteristics are (for example, conductivity and radio transparent rate Deng) and/or other physical characteristics can also be along the length variation of every strand.

Fig. 5 shows the example that can be used to form the type of the strand 20 with the feature changed with the length along strand Property strand manufacturing equipment.Strand manufacturing equipment 42 (it can be described as strand extrusion equipment sometimes) can have controller, such as control Device 44.Controller 44 can be used control signal path such as path 54 to can electric control component issue order, in strand 20 It is squeezed out from the extrusion nozzle 50 in extruder 48 and collects the characteristic for changing strand 20 when on wheel 56.Horse can be used in wheel 56 It is rotated on direction 60 up to 58.The speed of rotation of wheel 56 may be in response to the control command of the controller 44 on path 54 and It dynamically changes (for example, by pulling on strand 20 strand 20 is thinned or by unhappier on strand 20 more quickly It pulls fastly and strand 20 is made to thicken).If desired, can heated extruder 48 and nozzle 50 (for example, to being adjusted by controller 44 Temperature).The material of adjustable amount can be assigned to extruder 48 (for example, molten polymer and other liquid, gas by material source 46 Body, the powder formed by particle, line and/or other materials).It may be present one or more sources 46 in equipment 42, in equipment 42 Two or more sources 46 may be present, being may be present in three or more sources 46 or equipment 42 in equipment 42 may be present other conjunctions The source 46 of suitable quantity.Different respective materials can be assigned to extruder 48 at any time under the control of controller 44 by each source In.This allows controller 44 to dynamically change the respective concentration for constituting every kind of material of strand 20.

For example, one in source 46 may include polymer (for example, the polymer globule melted in extruder 48), and Another in source 46 may include metal powder.Metal powder can be provided to polymer relative to extruder 48 by adjusting The amount that rate-allocation changes the metal powder being integrated in strand 20 with length to the rate in extruder 48 is (and therefore all Such as the characteristic of the conductivity of strand 20 along its length).For another example, the first source 46 may include first polymer, and the second source 46 may include Second polymer, and third source 46 may include sources of particles.It can be poly- come the concentration of dynamic regulation particle and first by adjusting source Close the relative concentration of object and second polymer.For example, may be present more more than second polymer in some parts of strand 20 First polymer, therefore the characteristic of first polymer will occupy an leading position, and in the other parts of strand 20, ratio may be present The more second polymers of first polymer, therefore the characteristic of second polymer will occupy an leading position.In these portions of strand 20 Point one or two of in, the varying concentrations of particle are (for example, to adjust physical characteristic, optical characteristics, electrical characteristics, magnetism Characteristic etc.).

As shown in figure 5, equipment 42 may include the component for modifying strand 20 in response to the control signal from controller 44 52.Component 52 may include providing the heating element of adjustable heat to strand 20, supply adjustable light quantity to strand 20 Luminous component provides the magnetic part (for example, one or more electromagnets) in the magnetic field of adjustable amount, machine tool to component 20 (for example, using the particle in air, using abrasive wheel, equipment that embossed wheel etc. is selectively roughened 20 surface of strand), apply Cloth equipment (for example, for be selectively ejected into coating on strand 20 equipment), and/or in strand 20 from nozzle 50 Pull out and change when reaching on wheel 56 other component of the characteristic of strand 20.

Using equipment 42, the one or more features of strand 20 can change along the length of strand 20.For another example, the thickness of strand 20 Spend that (diameter) is alterable, the thermal conductivity of strand 20 is alterable, and the surface roughness of strand 20 can change, strand 20 it is opaque Degree, transparency, reflectivity and color changeable sense the concentration of reagent (for example, the substance reaction that is configured to and is sensed Biological agent or chemical reagent) it can change, the rigidity (hardness) of strand 20, (for example, compressive strength, tensile strength is resistance to for intensity Abrasiveness, etc.) can change, magnetic particle concentration it is changeable with adjust magnetic conductivity (for example, with particle such as iron particle or its The concentration that his magnetic-particle combines), the magnetization of strand 20 is changeable (for example, whether the magnetic material in strand 20 has at random Magnetic domain is magnetized by applying the magnetic field of the electromagnet in component 52), conductive particle varying concentrations are led with changing Electric rate (for example, metallic particles such as copper particle, and/or the concentration of other conductive particles that may be incorporated into can change), and apply The thickness and pattern of layer are alterable (for example, to form the pattern of periphery coated tape in the specific position of the length along strand 20), And/or other characteristics are changeable.If desired, particle such as nanoparticle (for example, carbon nanotube, quantum dot, etc.) can be tied It closes in strand 20 and/or silicon integrated circuit or other integrated circuits can be incorporated into strand 20.

In some configurations, controller 44 adjusts the relative feed rates in source 46, so that the composition dynamic change of strand 20. In other configurations, the operation that strand modifies equipment such as component 52 can be with dynamic change.In general, source 46 can be adjusted Section, is adjusted component 52, nozzle 48 is adjusted, and/or adjusts to strand extensibility (speed of rotation of wheel 56) Section.For example, the color of strand 20 can be changed by adjusting from one in source 20 dye strength in strand 20 is integrated to, and And the color of strand 20 can be adjusted by changing the color for the coating for being applied to strand 20 by one of component 20.For another example, Strand rigidity can be adjusted by using source 46 flexible and rigid polymer relative concentration and be changed, and can pass through regulating member One of 52 are applied to the amount of the conductive coating of strand 20 to change strand conductivity.

Strand 20 with the characteristic varied along its length can be wound to use equipment 30 to form fabric 12.When 20 knot of strand When closing in fabric 12, the sensor 40 in equipment 30 can be used for monitoring the position-specific registration element on strand 20 (for example, mark Note, magnetic labels, conductiving point and/or be integrated in strand 20 with describe have specific feature strand 20 part other mark Remember object).This can be improved placement precision and thereby ensures that the part of the strand 20 with required characteristic is accurately located in fabric 12 Required position in.In this way, the fabric 12 of the different piece with different characteristics can be formed.As shown in fig. 6, for example, fabric 12 There can be the first part such as part 12A formed by the part (section) of the strand 20 with the first characteristic, can have by having The second part such as part 12B for thering is the section of the strand 20 of the second characteristic to be formed, and can have by with third characteristic The Part III such as part 12C that the section of strand 20 is formed.Region such as region 12A, 12B and 12C can for fabric 12 from Dissipate region and/or fabric 12 characteristic can according in fabric 12 position (for example, in the embodiment in fig 6 across size X and/ Or Y) and consecutive variations.

Fig. 7 is the view of the exemplary strand 20 with the feature varied along its length.As shown in fig. 7, strand 20 can edge Strand axis (longitudinal axis) 62 extends.One or more characteristics of strand 20 can along strand 20 length (for example, along axis 62) change in size 64.For example, strand 20 can have the first characteristic in such as region of part (section) 20-1, in portion Dividing has the second characteristic in 20-2, and can have third characteristic in the 20-3 of part.Part 20-1 and 20-3 can be for example to apply The circumferential band of material (for example, dyestuff or metal) is covered, and part 20-2 can be the unmasked portion of strand 20.Show at another In example property configuration, part 20-1 and 20-3 may include the particle (for example, with different concentration or identical concentration) of insertion, and Part 20-2 can be free of particle.Marker can have the part of the strand 20 of different characteristics to be formed by arranging.

In general, strand characteristic can change (as shown in Figure 7) in step and/or can have the spy of consecutive variations Property.For example, the hardness of strand 20 can sinusoidally change with the distance along size 64 (as one embodiment).Fig. 8 shows The diameter for having gone out strand 20 how can change (for example, the diameter of the strand 20 of Fig. 8 can be the D1 in the first part of strand 20, It can be the D2 in the second part of strand 20, and can be the D3 in the Part III of strand 20).Also usable wherein strand is straight The configuration of diameter consecutive variations.For example, the rate of (drawing) strand 20 can be pulled from nozzle 50 to adjust strand by change wheel 56 Diameter.Any suitable strand characteristic can be changed in this way.Fig. 9, which is shown, how to use heating equipment (for example, Fig. 5 Component 52 in heater) Lai Xiugai strand 20.Initially, strand 20 may include being enclosed by coating 66 (for example, polymer coating) Around core such as metal core 68, as shown in the top of Fig. 9.For example, core 68 can be formed by eutectic solder.Such as the lower part institute of Figure 10 Show, when heat is applied selectively to a part of solder core 68 (for example, by induction heating, by applying light or hot-air Deng) when, the part of core 68 is fusible and is agglomerated into spherical droplets, and when cooled, the spherical droplets are in the core of strand 20 Form individual metal ball body.Electromagnet can be used selectively to magnetize the part of strand 20, coating apparatus is (for example, be used for The equipment for spraying on coating or otherwise applying to strand coating) it can be used for selectively coating the part of strand 20, And/or other adjustings can be carried out to strand 20 during forming strand 20 with the equipment of Fig. 5.

By adjusting the characteristic of strand 20 when strand 20 is formed, can encode information onto strand 20.For another example, marker It can be incorporated into strand 20, marker identifies the position of the characteristic variations of strand 20 in strand 20 (for example, wherein strand 20 exists It is converted between rigid material and flexible material, wherein 20 color change of strand, wherein strand 20 is in the insertion with the first kind It is converted between particle or the insertion particle and/or the second granule density of the first granule density and Second Type, wherein strand 20 is straight Diameter variation etc..It can be by helping equipment 30 that the section of the strand 20 with required characteristic is integrated to fabric 12 comprising marker Placement precision is improved in ideal zone.Multielement code can be used to realize for marker.For example, can be formed with specific quantity Conductive material bands (for example, three bands or unequal spacing in every row separated three bands etc.) marker, or can be by having The regional sequence of the magnetic-particle or conductive particle that have insertion is formed.If desired, marker can be indicated with specific feature Strand a part beginning.One or more dyestuffs or the detectable optical characteristics (example of other materials can be used in marker Such as, one or more colors, for example, can with the natural colour of strand 20 distinguish color), various sizes of magnetic-particle and/or Conductive particle, permeability value, conductivity and/or other measurable characteristics, mechanical markers (for example, roughening band), coating patterns (for example, circumferential metal, ink band that the optical detections such as magnetic sensor, electric sensor or detection can be used), and/or be used as Other diacritic localized variations in the characteristic of the strand 20 of registration information are formed.If desired, can be used for marker With other information coding strand (for example, Mission Number information, strand identifier, or other information related with the source of strand, stock The characteristic of line, build date of strand etc.).

In the embodiment in figure 10, article 10 is with the shell formed by fabric 12 (or by fabric 12 and other materials Such as plastic member, metal component, glass structure, ceramic shell part etc. formed) electronic equipment.Circuit is (for example, with reference to figure 1 circuit 16) the mountable one or more substrates in the interior of shell formed by fabric 12 of such as electronic component 72 are such as On printed circuit 70.The strand for being used to form fabric 12 can have different characteristics at the different location along their length.

As described above in conjunction with fig. 6, the characteristic of the variation due to strand 20 along its length, fabric 12 can have in the different areas Different characteristics.For example, the fabric 12 of Figure 10 region 12W can have with rear wall region 12RW, along the periphery edge of equipment 10 The sidewall areas 12L and 12R characteristic different with front surface region 12F.For example, in region 12L, 12R in 12RW and 12FW, is deposited It may include metallic particles in the part of strand 10 and can be therefore conductive and not radio transparent.In region 12W In, metallic particles can be removed or can reduce quantity so that 20 conductivity of strand in the region lower (for example, insulation) and Do not stop rf wireless signal.Component such as component 72 is allowed to transmit and receive by region 12W in this way, region 12W can be formed The radio transparent window of wireless signal.Component 72 may include antenna and processing cellular telephone transmissions, WLAN transmission or Other radio communication circuits of other wireless communications.

For another example, region 12W optical clear, component 72 can may be based on the component of light under one or more concern wavelength, Such as status indicator lamp or the light emitting diode or other light sources of other visible output equipments, be formed in infrared wavelength or its The light source and photodetector for the optical proximity sensor that he operates under suitable wavelength, the flash lamp of camera, camera or other numbers Image sensor apparatus, ambient light sensor etc..The part of fabric 12 can be to be transparent, and the part of fabric 12 can be opaque And/or the part of fabric 12 can be translucent.Different zones can be colored differently and/or can have other different Characteristic.

Weaved in the different zones of fabric 12 if desired, equipment can be changed, be knitted or weave strand 20 density or Person otherwise can locally change the fabric 12 in the different zones of fabric 12.In the different areas for changing fabric 12 These technologies of construction may be used in combination the strand varied along its length and come using to change the spy of fabric 12 in the different areas Property.

If desired, the pattern such as pattern of region 12W or associated from different strand characteristics in fabric 12 can be used Other pattered regions of fabric 12 form text, icon, key label (for example, can be described as the alphanumeric of font sometimes Character or other keysyms), dicoration is decorated, sensor electrode (for example, being used for capacitive proximity sensor) and/or other figures Case.These patterns with fabric key, can be removed the part of shell or in which can place electronic equipment such as cellular phone, plate electricity Other of brain or other electronic equipments article, the overlapping such as part of watchband.For example, 20 of strand ?color part (for example, You ? The part that color polymer is formed) it can be used to form fabric keyboard.The selected part of these strands can be to be white (for example, white Polymer), and can be used to form the keyboard symbol (font) of the key in keyboard.

Other regions of the different zones of fabric 12 such as region 12W and Figure 10 can have different tensile properties (for example, By changing elastomer polymer relative to rigid polymer along the relative concentration of the length of strand 20), there can be different holes Gap (for example, more porous fabric can by strand 20 thinner part and therefore density smaller portions are formed), can have not Same level roughness (for example, fabric 12 can be smooth, unlike in the 12W of region, the quality of fabric 12 is coarse ), it can be formed by the strand with different optical characteristics (for example, region 12W may include for luminescence generated by light or electroluminescent The strand part of grain or chemicals, and other regions of fabric 12 can be free of these particles or chemicals) etc..

In the embodiment in figure 11, different characteristics of the strand 20 at different location along its length are configured as specific The melting temperature of fabric 12 is reduced in position.For example, the fusing point in the fabric 12 in region 76 can be lower than the fusing point in region 74. This can be conducive to along in region 76 78 Fabric-cutting with Laser Beam 12 of line and/or permissible region 76 laser is carried out in region 20 Or partly (for example, condensing the strand 20 in region 78) is melted before machine cuts.

Figure 12 is the cross-sectional side view for the illustrative sensors that the extrusion equipment 42 of Fig. 5 can be used to be formed.Such as Figure 12 institute Show, strand 20 there can be different diameters at different location along its length.For example, diameter of the strand 20 in the 20N of region The diameter being smaller than in the 20WD of region.Bubble such as bubble 84 can be by introducing strand 20 from the gas source in source 46 for gas In and be integrated in strand 20.The strand of line (for example, exposed or insulated metallic filaments, such as copper wire) may include the core in strand 20 In, as shown in line 82-1 and 82-2.These lines can be delivered to the inside (figure of strand 20 during strand is formed from corresponding source 46 5)。

Dielectric substance such as polymer 86 can be used to form the strand 20 of Figure 12.The polymer that can be delivered from one of source 46 86 can around and defiber 82-1 and 82-2 so that line 82-1 and 82-2 be not directly contacted with each other and be not electrically short-circuited to each other (for example, Under direct current frequency, line 82-1 and 82-2 be may be electrically isolated from each other).Circuit 16 can be used according to the capacitor between line 82-1 and 82-2 In be couple to the capacitance measurement circuit of line 82-1 and 82-2 to measure.When external force (for example, extruding force) is applied to stock with direction 90 When on the apparent surface 88 of line 20, the part of line 82-1 and 82-2 in the 20WD of region can be closely adjacent to each other.This make line 82-1 and Capacitor between 82-2 changes.The variation can be detected in the capacitance measurement circuit for being coupled to line, so that the control in article 10 Circuit processed can take movement appropriate.For example, the part 20WD of strand 20 may act as switching, and during media playback operation, object The switch can be used to change media track for the user of product 10, may act as switch to change playback volume, may act as on-off switch, Or it can be used as any other suitable input equipment of article 10.

If desired, customization clothes and other articles based on fabric can be formed by strand 20.For example, the body of user 3 D scanning system can be used to be scanned for (for example, the hand of user, foot etc.), and computer aided design system can be based on institute The shape design customization clothes design of the user body parts of measurement.It then can be based on determining from computer aided design system Meter is set up to create the customization strand 20 and customization fabric 12 that are formed by customization strand.For example, based on following design, the design The more compact area of the fabric 12 formed by the strand 20 of closer weaving and/or the diameter of local enhancement is located in dense On fabric body part appropriate (for example, wherein sweat concentration is less), and will be by loosely weaving and/or locally reducing diameter Strand 20 formed smaller compact area be positioned on the body part of the lower fabric of Suitable Density (for example, wherein Sweat is more concentrated).

According to embodiment, a kind of article based on fabric is provided, the article based on fabric includes the material by squeezing out Strand formed tissue layer, the tissue layer have first area and second area, the first area by the extrusion stock The first part of line is formed, and the second area is formed by the second part of the strand of the extrusion, and the strand is by following spy Property characterization, the characteristic have in the first part the first value and in the second part have second value.

According to another embodiment, the tissue layer is configured to form electronic equipment casing, the object based on fabric Product further include the radio-circuit in the electronic equipment casing, and the first area is overlapped the radio-circuit, and the characteristic is Radiofrequency signal transparency, and the first area is more transparent than the second area in terms of radio frequency and is used as the electronics The radio transparent window of device housings emits by radio-circuit described in the radio transparent window and receives wireless communication Number.

According to another embodiment, the characteristic is strand diameter, and first value is first diameter, and described Second value is the second diameter greater than the first diameter.

According to another embodiment, the characteristic includes conductivity, and first value is the first conductivity, and institute Stating second value is the second conductivity greater than first conductivity.

According to another embodiment, the characteristic includes optical clarity, and first value is the first optical clear Degree, and the second value is the second optical clarity greater than first optical clarity.

According to another embodiment, the strand is the polymer strand squeezed out, and the characteristic is the polymerization of the extrusion Granule density in object strand, the first value is the first granule density, and the second value is dense different from first particle Second granule density of degree.

According to another embodiment, the characteristic includes color, and first value is the first color, and the second value is not It is same as the second color of first color, and the first area is configured to form key label symbol.

According to another embodiment, the characteristic is strand rigidity, and first value is the first hardness, and described Second value is the second hardness greater than first hardness.

According to another embodiment, the strand includes marker.

According to another embodiment, marker is multielement marker.

According to another embodiment, marker includes the magnetic-particle in strand.

According to another embodiment, the marker includes all sidebands for surrounding the strand and the marker is located at It is transitioned at the position of the second part along first part described in the strand.

According to embodiment, a kind of fabric is provided, the fabric includes the intertexture with first area and second area Extruded material strand layer, the first area are formed by the first part of the strand of the extrusion, and the second area is by described The second part of the strand of extrusion is formed, and the first part is formed by the polymer comprising having the particle of given concentration, Described in second part by having the polymer of particle less than the given concentration to be formed.

According to another embodiment, the extruded material strand of the intertexture includes weaving through to strand and broadwise strand, and And the particle includes metallic particles.

According to another embodiment, particle includes magnetic-particle.

According to another embodiment, the first area is characterized by the first optical clarity, and the second area by The second optical clarity greater than first optical clarity characterizes.

According to another embodiment, a kind of device is provided, described device includes fabric, and the fabric has along its length The material strand of the characteristic of variation；And marker on each material strand, the marker be selected from magnetic mark object, Marker in conductive labels and optical markings object.

According to another embodiment, the fabric has the first area formed by the first part of the strand and has The second area of the characteristic different from the first area that the second part by the strand is formed, and on each strand The marker is located between the first part and second part of the strand.

According to another embodiment, the strand includes the polymer squeezed out, and the marker is by the polymer In particle formed.

According to another embodiment, the strand includes the polymer squeezed out, and the marker includes the polymerization Optical markings object on object.

Foregoing teachings are exemplary only and can various modification can be adapted to the embodiment.Foregoing embodiments can be only It is vertical to implement or implement in any combination.

Claims (20)

1. a kind of article based on fabric, comprising:

The tissue layer formed by the material strand line squeezed out, wherein the tissue layer has first area and second area, wherein institute First area is stated to be formed by the first part of the strand of the extrusion, wherein the second area by the extrusion strand Two parts are formed, wherein the strand is by following characteristic present, the characteristic have in the first part the first value and There is second value in the second part.

2. the article according to claim 1 based on fabric, wherein the tissue layer is configured to form outside electronic equipment Shell, wherein the article based on fabric further includes the radio-circuit in the electronic equipment casing, wherein the first area Be overlapped the radio-circuit, wherein the characteristic includes radiofrequency signal transparency, and wherein the first area in radio frequency side Face is more transparent than the second area and is used as the radio transparent window of the electronic equipment casing, passes through the radio The transmitting of radio-circuit described in transparent window and reception wireless signal.

3. the article according to claim 1 based on fabric, wherein the characteristic includes strand diameter, and wherein described First value is first diameter, and the second value is the second diameter greater than the first diameter.

4. the article according to claim 1 based on fabric, wherein the characteristic includes conductivity, and wherein described One value is the first conductivity, and the second value is the second conductivity greater than first conductivity.

5. the article according to claim 1 based on fabric, wherein the characteristic includes optical clarity, and wherein institute Stating the first value is the first optical clarity, and wherein the second value is the second optics greater than first optical clarity Transparency.

6. the article according to claim 1 based on fabric, wherein the strand is the polymer strand squeezed out, wherein institute The granule density in the polymer strand that characteristic includes the extrusion is stated, wherein first value is the first granule density, and Wherein the second value is the second granule density different from first granule density.

7. the article according to claim 1 based on fabric, wherein the characteristic includes color, wherein first value is First color, wherein the second value is the second color different from first color, and the wherein first area quilt It is configured to form key label symbol.

8. the article according to claim 1 based on fabric, wherein the characteristic includes strand rigidity, and wherein described First value is the first hardness, and wherein the second value is the second hardness greater than first hardness.

9. the article according to claim 1 based on fabric, wherein the strand includes marker.

10. the article according to claim 9 based on fabric, wherein the marker is multielement marker.

11. the article according to claim 9 based on fabric, wherein the marker includes magnetic in the strand Grain.

12. the article according to claim 9 based on fabric, wherein the marker includes around the periphery of the strand Band and the wherein marker are located to be transitioned at the position of the second part along first part described in the strand.

13. a kind of fabric, comprising:

Intertexture extruded material strand layer with first area and second area, wherein stock of the first area by the extrusion The first part of line is formed, wherein the second area is formed by the second part of the strand of the extrusion, wherein described first Part is formed by the polymer comprising having the particle of given concentration, and wherein the second part is given by having less than described The polymer for determining the particle of concentration is formed.

14. fabric according to claim 13, wherein the extruded material strand of the intertexture include weaving through to strand and Broadwise strand, and wherein the particle includes metallic particles.

15. fabric according to claim 13, wherein the particle includes magnetic-particle.

16. fabric according to claim 13, wherein the first area is characterized by the first optical clarity, and wherein The second area is characterized by the second optical clarity for being greater than first optical clarity.

17. a kind of device, comprising:

Fabric, the fabric have material strand, and the material strand has the characteristic changed along its length；With

Marker on each material strand, wherein the marker includes selected from by magnetic mark object, conductive labels and light Learn the marker in the group that marker is constituted.

18. device according to claim 17, wherein the fabric has the formed by the first part of the strand One region and the second area formed by the second part of the strand with the characteristic different from the first area, and Wherein the marker on each strand is located between the first part and second part of the strand.

19. device according to claim 18, wherein the strand includes the polymer squeezed out, and the wherein label Object is formed by the particle in the polymer.

20. device according to claim 18, wherein the strand includes the polymer squeezed out, and the wherein label Object includes the optical markings object on the polymer.